CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Constitutional Constitutionally the islands are an external Territory of the Commonwealth and political of Australia which governs the Territory under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act outline 1955-77.

Detailed explanation-2: -The islands became an Australian territory under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955. In 1979 the residents of Home Island established the Cocos Islands Council to administer local affairs. In 1984 the Cocos Islanders voted in favour of political integration with Australia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cocos Island National Park, located 550 km off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, is the only island in the tropical eastern Pacific with a tropical rainforest.

Detailed explanation-4: -Contents. Cocos (Keeling) Islands is an external territory of Australia. There are two atolls and twenty-seven coral islands in the group. The islands are located in the Indian Ocean at 12°07′S 96°54′E, south of ► Indonesia and about one-half of the way from ► Australia to ► Sri Lanka.

Detailed explanation-5: -Apart from Antarctica, the most isolated Australian territory is that of the Heard and McDonald Islands 4100 kilometres southwest of Perth. Overall, there are seven Australian Territories remote from the mainland: Ashmore and Cartier Islands.